Tie tether



Dec. 24, 1935. CQHN 2,025,441

TIE TETHER Filed May 14, 1955 3 n/u m vio r Herman 502217 Patented Dec.24, 1935 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE 6 Claims.

This invention relates to tie tethers and has for its objecttheprovision of a necktie holder which while keeping the tie in placeallows it a range of free lateral movement. Tie holders as known up tothe present time, function by rigidly gripping the shirt and holding thetie in an inflexible mechanical manner which is objectionable from thestandpoint of good taste.

The tie tether constituting the present invention permits the tie todrape itself freely and naturally with respect to the shirt, responsiveto the various movements of the body within the limits of its range ofunrestraint, but prevents it from being blown over the shoulder orhanging away from the body when the wearer bends forward.

Among the more specific objects of the invention are to provide a tietether swingable relative to a button or button hole of a shirt; to pro-20 vide a tie tether swingable from a clamp; to construct a tie holderlaterally slidable relative to a shirt-engaging member; to provide a tieholder in which the tie-embracing member may be either rigid orflexible, and in the case of the latter type, to construct the laterallymovable member in the form of a spreader so that the flexible elementwill not constrict the edge portions of the necktie.

Other objects of the invention will appear as the following descriptionof a preferred and practical embodiment thereof proceeds.

In the drawing which accompanies and forms a part of the followingspecification and throughout the several figures of which the samecharacters of reference have been employed to designate identical parts:

Figure l is a perspective View of a figure with the necktie tether of myinvention functioning with respect to a necktie;

Figure 2 is a perspective view of the necktie tether shown in Figure lin which a plain hook engages the button hole;

Figure 3 is a modified form in which a T-bar affords the means ofattachment to the shirt;

Figure 4 is a perspective view of a modified form of the invention inwhich a clamp forms the means of shirt attachment;

Figure 5 is a further modification illustrated in perspective comprisinga triangular skeletal spreader;

Figure 6 is a view similar to Figure 5 excepting that'the spreader istriangular;

Figure 7 is a perspective view of another specific embodiment of theinvention in which the movement of the tether is limited to rectilinearsliding movement; and

Figure 8 is a perspective view of still another form of the invention;

Referring now in detail to the several figures, 5 and first to that formof the invention shown in Figures 1 and 2, the numeral I rep-resents ingeneral a. rigid wishbone shaped frame functioning both as a spreaderfor the flexible chain 2 and as a suspending means for the device. Itincludes 10 a hook 3 adapted to be inserted in the button hole of theshirt so that the tie tether can swing freely to the right or left. Thetie is designed to be inserted as is indicated in Figure 1, in front ofthe frame I and behind the chain 2, the latter 5 alone showing at thefront of the tie. It will be understood from the above construction thatthe tie is free to swing sideways through a limited range, but cannotblow over the shoulders or swing to any extreme distance away from the20 body when the wearer bends forward. The spreader assures that theweight of the chain shall be taken off the edges of the tie and preventsthe tie from being drawn and constricted by the chain.

In Figure 3, the spreader A is formed of two wires 5 and 6 divergingdownwardly and at their upper ends brought into a position ofparallelism as indicated at l' and having their extreme ends bentrectilinearly outwardly to form the T-bar 8. 30 The parallel portions ofthe wire are soldered or brazed together or otherwise caused permanentlyto units. The tie holder is inserted in the button hole preferably byturning it sideways so that the T-bar is parallel to the length of thebutton hole. Then when the tie holder is in its normal position theT-bar 8 is transverse to the slit of the button hole and cannot comeout.

Figure 8 illustrates another form of invention which is adapted to behooked into the button 40 hole by means of the hook 9. This hook has aneye IEI receiving the bent spreader H which passes freely through theeye. In this form of the invention the tie-restraining element could beeither flexible or rigid, but is here indicated 5 as a rigid bar I2embossed to represent a rope. The nature of the embossing of course hasnothing to do with the invention. This tie tether not only has thecapacity to swing from the but- F ton hole by means of the book 9, butit also has a swivel movement produced by the connection spreader IIwith the eye 19 in the hook 9.

In those forms of the invention which have thus far been described, itis necessary that the tie tether be placed at a definite point relative55 V Figure2, and from which is suspended the flexible element 2. Thespreader I I has an eye I5 linked to the clamp I3 by means of a ring I6.

Figure 5 shows the same clamp I3 and sus-- pended from it is a frame orspreader of triangular form comprising the side bars I! and I8 and thecross bar I9. The chain? is suspended at the ends of the cross bar. Thenecktie is designed to overlie the clamp I3 and the triangular frameand. to be inserted within the closed loop 20 between the frame and thechain.

Figure 6 shows a form of the invention which distinguishes from Figure 5solely in that the triangular frame consisting of the bars I'I, I8, andI9 is substituted by a solid triangular spreader 2| made of substantialsheet material and from the lower angles the chain 2 is suspended. Thetriangular spreader is suspended from the clamp 'by means of the ring IL.In those forms of the invention which have been described, thepermissible motion of the tie tether and thenecktie restrained thereinhas been one of oscillation about a pivotal axis which in certaininstances was the button hole and in other instances the point ofconnection of the spreader with the shirt-engaging clamp.

Figure 8 illustrates a form of the invention in V which the lateralmovement of the tie tether in either direction is limited to arectilinear path.

'With this end inview, the clamp I3 is provided with a loop-22, thecross member -23 of which forms a track or guide which in theillustrated embodiment of the invention is parallel to the lower edge ofthe clamp l3. The movable member of the tie tether is a triangular loop24 having a sleeve 25 at its upper end'slidable along I the 'track23.The loop'24 is adapted to receive the necktie, the'permitted movement ofwhich is lateral in either direction the sameas with all the other formsof the invention.

In any of the illustrated examples of the inventionin which a clamp isemployed as the @shirt-engaging member, the. clamp may be equipped witha sliding detent 26 suitably retained within a frame 2?, the sides ofthe latter forming a guide along which the detent slides.

The detent lacks resilient contact with the shirt and its object is tolet the shirt get some distance within the clamp by pushing against thedetent before it enters into' clamping relation with the detent. Thispermits the clamp to be positioned to its full depth along the hem ofthe shirt while at the same time minimizing the length of the path offrictional contact between the clamp and shirt, saving wear upon theshirt and facilitating the positioning of the clamp. 5 I

saidspreaderbeing mounted for lateral movement to afford a range oflateral movement for a necktie, and means for attaching said spreader 20to a shirt.

2. Tie tether comprising a spreader having divergent sides anda'flex'ible tie-restraining member secured at its ends to the sides ofsaid spreader, forming therewith a loop for receiving a neck- 25 7 tie,said spreader being mounted for lateral movement to afford a range oflateral movement for a necktie, and means for attaching said spreader toa shirt. 7

3. Tietether comprising a triangular spreader30 having divergent sidesand a tie-restraining member secured at its ends to the sides of saidspreader forming therewith a loop for receiving a necktie, said spreaderbeing mounted for lat-' eral movement to afford a range oflateralmovement for a necktie, and means for attaching said spreader toa shirt. 7

,4. Tie tether comprising a triangular spreader having divergent sidesand a flexible tie-restraining member secured at its ends to the sidesof-.40 said spreader and depending therefrom, forming therewith a loopfor securing a necktie, said spreader being mounted for lateralmovementto afford. a range of lateral movement for anecktie, and means forattaching saidspreader to a shirt.

5. Tie tether comprisinga spreader having divergent sides and atie-restraining member secured at its ends to the sides .of saidspreader forming therewith a loop for receiving a necktieand ashirt-engaging clamp suspending said spreader with freedom of lateralmovement to afford a range of lateral movement for a necktie.

6. Tie tether comprising shirt-engaging means including an eye and anangularly bent rigid spreader freely passing through said eye, and .atie-restraining member bridging the ends of said spreader-formingtherewith a loop for receiving a necktie and shiftable laterally withrespect to said shirt-attaching means.

HERMAN COHN.

